Erik Hansen Crochets pour le TDAH … Et bénéfices

Erik Hansen is the head of a business calledFireHouse. He’s also a young guy who crochets in part because it helps him deal with his ADHD.

Crochet for ADHD

I’ve done extensive research into crocheting for health benefits. I’ll be honest I haven’t found a lot of information about crocheting for ADHD. En fait, in researching my book on this topic, I really wanted to include a chapter on crochet for the autism spectrum (ADHD is at one end of that spectrum) but I couldn’t find enough information or people doing it to create a full chapter. So I’m really excited to see this news about Erik Hansen because it confirms what I thought, which is that crochet can be a way to focus the mind when you have a condition like ADD/ ADHD.

Erik Hansen Crochets

Janice Kurbjun of Summit Daily recently wrote aProfilof this young guy through which I learned the following:

Erik Hansen started a business with a trademark product of crochet beanies, popular with skiers which makes sense since he’s based in Colorado.

He’s been crocheting for about ten years. He learned from a friend.

Hansen also knits.

He believes that crochet helps him to disconnect mind from body. His hyperactive mind can focus and tune into rapid crochet work to help him cope productively with ADHD.

Hansen has crocheted somewhere around 1000 chapeaux, making more than 300 in the past year alone.

He attended University of Colorado Leeds School of Business and got a degree in entrepreneurship and management.

FireHouse

Erik Hansen grew up in an old firehouse, hence the name of the company. FireHouse employs two other crocheters. In addition to that, Hansen’s grandmother produces a line of “grandma quality” hats made with thinner year and more detailed stitchwork. FireHouse also has three other guys involved on the business end: partner Ian Winters, marketing guy Tim Bremer and creative designer Steve Cummings.

Hansen describes the line on LinkedIn:

“Through consistent quality standards and continual progressive benchmarks, personable, créatif, and unique products, FireHouse, LLC strives to redefine what people see as a means to express themselves through their choice of habiliment.”

@winkieflash Don’t worry. Your contribution is definitely going to be included in the book. I just have to rework my plan for that chapter. I was hoping to hear from some more people in various parts of the spectrum. Mais oui, I value your terrific contribution for sure!!

@winkieflash Don’t worry. Your contribution is definitely going to be included in the book. I just have to rework my plan for that chapter. I was hoping to hear from some more people in various parts of the spectrum. Mais oui, I value your terrific contribution for sure!!